Stem Cell Treatment Found Effective For Rare Brain Disorder

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday October 11, 2012 @12:09PM from the we-can-grow-him-better dept.

sciencehabit writes "Four young boys with a rare, fatal brain condition have made it through a dangerous ordeal. Scientists have safely transplanted human neural stem cells into their brains. Twelve months after the surgeries, the boys have more myelin—a fatty insulating protein that coats nerve fibers and speeds up electric signals between neurons—and show improved brain function, a new study in Science Translational Medicine reports. The preliminary trial paves the way for future research into potential stem cell treatments for the disorder, which overlaps with more common diseases such as Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis."

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Other uses... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-11 12:23 · Score: 0, Troll

Could stem cells be used, perhaps, to grow a real brain for the likes of the moderators, editors, et al. in control of this site? A brain transplant. Novel. HOW AWKWARD do you have to make it? 15 years? SO WHAT. Seriously. SO WHAT. Let's make retarded videos and slather them all over the front page. Let's make pointless animated gifs to take over the site's logo. RETARDED animated gifs.
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